Our Past Concerts in 2018 see below for Concert details
February 3 Symphonies and Concertantes
*March 17 Fauré Requiem
*May 5 A Song of Thanksgiving
9 June Fiesta
*July 14 Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral
October 6 Of War and Peace
*November 10 In Remembrance 1918
*November 17 Destiny
December 1 Christmas Concert Please note the new date
*March 17 Fauré Requiem
*May 5 A Song of Thanksgiving
9 June Fiesta
*July 14 Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral
October 6 Of War and Peace
*November 10 In Remembrance 1918
*November 17 Destiny
December 1 Christmas Concert Please note the new date
*Remembrance 1918 - 2018 A series of concerts commemorating the end of the First World War
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Festive Fun - Christmas Concert
Once again we greet the festive season with carols and joyful music under the baton of guest conductor, David Lewis. 3 choirs will each sing special songs, not forgetting favourite carols for you to join in with Saturday 1st December 2018 7:30 pm
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Christmas Concert was our Last Concert of 2018 Pictured here are our Cathedral Orchestra and Cantata Choir. Also performing were Carleton House Preparatory School Choir and
English Martyrs RC Primary School Choir.
We must add a special thank you to Jack, our clapper player in Sleigh Ride, called on at very short notice and demonstrating his musicality and rhythm.
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Performers
Carleton House Preparatory School Choir English Martyrs RC Primary School Choir Cantata Choir James Luxton Director Cathedral Orchestra David Lewis Conductor 
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Tickets are £10 £7 and £3
Festive Fun
Festive Fun
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Saturday 17th November 2018 7:30 pm
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Barbara Ruzsics Soprano
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Programme
Beethoven Overture Coriolanus op 62 Concert Aria ‘Ah Perfido’ op 65 Haydn Symphony no 49 in F minor ‘Passione’ Moseley Concertante for soprano and orchestra Beethoven Symphony no 5 in C minor ‘Fate’ |
Tickets are £10 £7 and £3
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* In Remembrance 1918
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Although the music and poetry in this concert ranges from Tomkins (1572-1656) to the present – the Hering is the premiere of his new version of Lachrymose – at its heart is the conflict known as the Great War whose aftermath and influence continue to resonate. Conflict was and is, it seems, ever with us. What follows are varied and moving responses to war: patriotism, home-sickness, dissent, mourning.
Programme
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Before
Tomkins When David heard that Absolom was Slain Poem Bishop Home Sweet Home 1914 Housman The Recruit German Hymn 1914: Pray for Our Soldiers Brooke The Soldier Traditional Hungarian arr Moseley Farewell: A Soldier’s Song Gurney To the Poet Before Battle Novello Keep the Home Fires Burning Hering Lachrymose - First Performance this version (Originally commissioned by Turner Contemporary and Tania Holland Williams) Mortality Owen Anthem for Doomed Youth Additional Poem Tavener Funeral Ikos Elgar Voice In The Desert op. 77 Soprano solo, speaker and piano |
1918
Poem Elgar Preparation for Armistice Housman With Rue My Heart Is Laden Parry My Soul There Is A Country Trad The Last Post Aftermath Holst I Vow To Thee My Country Poem Burgon Nunc Dimittis Trad. Kiev Contakion For the Faithful Departed Poem Stanford arr Moseley Alleluia Performers
Adam Smith Speaker Cantata choir Instrumental soloists |
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Tickets are £10 £7 and £3
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*Remembrance 1918 - 2018 A series of concerts commemorating the end of the First World War
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*Of War and Peace
Continuing our season commemorating the centenary of the end of WW1
we bring together traditional classical and modern works which contemplate the fate of humanity
Continuing our season commemorating the centenary of the end of WW1
we bring together traditional classical and modern works which contemplate the fate of humanity
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Programme
Haydn Symphony no 26 in D minor “Lamentation” Trad Kiev Contikion for the faithful departed Tchaikovsky Hymn to the Virgin Rachmaninov Ave Maria Stubbs For Valour Mendelssohn Hear my prayer Schubert Symphony no 4 in C minor “Tragic” |
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Tickets are £10 £7 and £3
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*Remembrance 1918 - 2018 A series of concerts commemorating the end of the First World War
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*Remembrance 1918 - 2018 A series of concerts commemorating the end of the First World War
Monday 7 May 2018 3:00 pm Liverpool Organ Day Andrew Reid (Durham)
This recital forms part of Liverpool’s celebrated Organ Day which is held annually.
The other recitals will be given at the Anglican Cathedral in the morning and St George’s Hall in the evening.
For more details tickets and contact information please visit http://www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk/events/event/may-bank-holiday-organ-recitals/
This recital forms part of Liverpool’s celebrated Organ Day which is held annually.
The other recitals will be given at the Anglican Cathedral in the morning and St George’s Hall in the evening.
For more details tickets and contact information please visit http://www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk/events/event/may-bank-holiday-organ-recitals/
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Here is all the glamour, pathos and high spirits of music from Spain.
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Programme
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Performers
Leo Byrne Violin Beth Hartness Soprano Cantata Choir James Luxton Director Cathedral Orchestra Stephen Pratt Conductor |
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Crypt Concert Room
Concerts in the Crypt Concert Room Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5TQ
Access The ONLY Access for Crypt Concerts is through the underground car park.
Access for the Disabled The Crypt is accessible using using the lift situated in the Rotunda, accessed through the underground car park
Toilets including Accessible toilets are Located at Crypt level.
Refreshments are available next to the Crypt Concert Room during the interval at most events
Doors open at 7pm
Access for the Disabled The Crypt is accessible using using the lift situated in the Rotunda, accessed through the underground car park
Toilets including Accessible toilets are Located at Crypt level.
Refreshments are available next to the Crypt Concert Room during the interval at most events
Doors open at 7pm
Map
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5TQ
Parking
Parking
The Cathedral Car Park accessed from Mount Pleasant is under the cathedral with direct access to the concert venue by lift or stairs.
Limited capacity on a first come first served basis.
A charge of £3.00 is payable on arrival.
The Cathedral Car Park accessed from Mount Pleasant is under the cathedral with direct access to the concert venue by lift or stairs.
Limited capacity on a first come first served basis.
A charge of £3.00 is payable on arrival.
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Programme
*Beethoven Symphony no 9 in D minor op 125 “Choral” Beethoven’s last symphony is one of the towering masterpieces of European civilisation. It is astonishing to think that the composer was completely deaf when he wrote it. All the sounds of this immense work existed, for him, only in his imagination. The main melody of the choral finale was adopted as the European Anthem
Performers
Barbara Ruzsics Soprano Isobel Jenkins Mezzo Soprano David Lee Tenor Stuart O’Hara Bass baritone Cantata choir James Luxton Director Cathedral Orchestra Stephen Pratt Conductor |
Ludwig van Beethoven - Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
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*Remembrance 1918 - 2018
A series of concerts commemorating the end of the First World War |
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VENUE: LIVERPOOL METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL
Concerts in the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5TQ
MAP - see below
Access for Concerts in the Cathedral is through the main doors or underground car park
Access for the Disabled The Cathedral is accessible using the lift in the lower porch from the underground car park shown
Toilets Including Accessible toilets can be found in the lower porch of the Cathedral
Doors open at 7pm
Refreshments are available in the Gibberd Room in the lower porch and during the interval at most events
Access for Concerts in the Cathedral is through the main doors or underground car park
Access for the Disabled The Cathedral is accessible using the lift in the lower porch from the underground car park shown
Toilets Including Accessible toilets can be found in the lower porch of the Cathedral
Doors open at 7pm
Refreshments are available in the Gibberd Room in the lower porch and during the interval at most events
Map
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5TQ
Parking
Parking
The Cathedral Car Park accessed from Mount Pleasant is under the cathedral with direct access to the concert venue by lift or stairs.
Limited capacity on a first come first served basis.
A charge of £3.00 is payable on arrival.
The Cathedral Car Park accessed from Mount Pleasant is under the cathedral with direct access to the concert venue by lift or stairs.
Limited capacity on a first come first served basis.
A charge of £3.00 is payable on arrival.
Gabriel Faure
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Our Half Season Tickets are £35, £25 concessions
Covering all 4 of the following concerts :- March 17th Fauré Requiem May 5th A Song of Thanksgiving June 9th Fiesta July14th Beethoven Symphony No. 9 |
*Remembrance 1918 - 2018
A series of concerts commemorating the end of the First World War |
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Our Past Concerts in 2017 see below for Concert details
Saturday 4 Feb 2017 Beethoven & Maxwell Davies
Saturday 8 April 2017 Brahms A German Requiem
**Monday 1st May 2017 3:00 pm Organ Recital Martin Baker, Master of the Music at Westminster Cathedral
Saturday 20 May 2017 Time and Tide
Saturday 24 June 2017 Cathedral 50th Anniversary Concert
Saturday 8 July 2017 Stephen Pratt 70th Birthday Concert
**Friday 22 September 2017 The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage ** not included in our Season Ticket
Saturday 7 October 2017 7:30 p.m. Celebration
Saturday 11 November 2017 Far From The Madding Crowd
Wednesday 15th November Jubilee Event: Mozart’s Requiem Choirs of Westminster Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Saturday 9 December 2017 Christmas Concert
Saturday 8 April 2017 Brahms A German Requiem
**Monday 1st May 2017 3:00 pm Organ Recital Martin Baker, Master of the Music at Westminster Cathedral
Saturday 20 May 2017 Time and Tide
Saturday 24 June 2017 Cathedral 50th Anniversary Concert
Saturday 8 July 2017 Stephen Pratt 70th Birthday Concert
**Friday 22 September 2017 The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage ** not included in our Season Ticket
Saturday 7 October 2017 7:30 p.m. Celebration
Saturday 11 November 2017 Far From The Madding Crowd
Wednesday 15th November Jubilee Event: Mozart’s Requiem Choirs of Westminster Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Saturday 9 December 2017 Christmas Concert
Saturday 4 February 2017 7:30 pm
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This concert is dedicated to the memory of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies who was associated with the Society for many years and who died in 2016
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Programme
Maxwell Davies Chat Moss This piece was dedicated to the Society Chairman, John Moseley, and written for and first performed by the Chamber Orchestra of St Edward’s College, the Cathedral Choir School. Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F Major Op. 50 for violin and orchestra Maxwell Davies 6 Sanday Tunes Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Op 32. Performers
Some members of the amazing "In Harmony Liverpool" group will be taking part http://www.liverpoolphil.com/in-harmony-liverpool Leo Byrne Violin Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Orchestra Stephen Pratt conductor |
John Moseley and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Due to unforeseen circumstances please note that this concert is being held in the Cathedral, and not in the Crypt Concert Room.
Brahms German Requiem - Brixi Singers with Cantata Choir & the Cathedral Orchestra
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Our Concert Brahms A German Requiem on 8 April was
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Saturday 8 April 2017 7:30 pm
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Johannes Brahms
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Performers
Barbara Ruzsics soprano
Stuart O’Hara baritone Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir James Luxton director Brixi Singers Rory Wainwright Johnston director Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cathedral Orchestra Stephen Pratt conductor |
The gestation and composition of this work took Brahms (1833-97) some seven years, from 1861-68. His longest piece, it established him as a major composer. He assembled his own text from the Lutheran Bible and Apocrypha and is, therefore, in German not liturgical Latin.
Unlike the famous settings by Mozart, Verdi and Fauré it is not a Requiem Mass. Although brought-up in the north German Lutheran tradition, like Bach whom he so much admired, Brahms remained unconvinced of an afterlife but not of the emotional needs of the bereaved.
There does not seem to be any specific impetus for the composition of this work but the deaths of his mentor, Robert Schuman in 1856, and of his mother in 1865 deeply affected him. So the piece grew from a single choral piece, to a cantata. Six movements were first given in 1868. A month later he added the soprano solo ‘Ich habt nun Traurigkeit’, because he wanted to depict the journey from anxiety to comfort. A perfectionist, only then was he finally satisfied. John Moseley
Unlike the famous settings by Mozart, Verdi and Fauré it is not a Requiem Mass. Although brought-up in the north German Lutheran tradition, like Bach whom he so much admired, Brahms remained unconvinced of an afterlife but not of the emotional needs of the bereaved.
There does not seem to be any specific impetus for the composition of this work but the deaths of his mentor, Robert Schuman in 1856, and of his mother in 1865 deeply affected him. So the piece grew from a single choral piece, to a cantata. Six movements were first given in 1868. A month later he added the soprano solo ‘Ich habt nun Traurigkeit’, because he wanted to depict the journey from anxiety to comfort. A perfectionist, only then was he finally satisfied. John Moseley
**Monday 1st May 2017 3:00 pm
Organ Recital
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Martin Baker,
Master of the Music at Westminster Cathedral
All tickets are £5 per recital on this day. ** not included in our Season Ticket Click here for more information This recital forms part of the Liverpool Organ Day when there will be recitals at Liverpool Cathedral (11am) and St George’s Hall (5.30pm) |
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
- Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C (BWV 564) [15] - Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland (BWV 659) [5] - "Gigue" fugue in G major (BWV 577) [3] Widor, Charles-Marie (1844-1937) - from Symphonie VI in G minor (Op.42 no.2) - Allegro [8.5] - Adagio [8] - Intermezzo [6] Yon, Pietro Alessandro (1886-1943) - Toccatina for the flutes [3] Baker, Martin (b.1967) - Improvisation [10] |
Saturday 20 May 2017 7:30 pm
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A wide-ranging concert reflecting composers’ responses to the passing of time.
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A Tribute to the Cathedral's 50th Anniversary
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This Anniversary concert focuses on the splendour of the occasion of the Cathedral’s 50th Anniversary. As well as Beethoven’s grand overture and the majestic Hymn of Praise by Mendelssohn the Society has commissioned a number of new works. These feature composers closely associated with the Society, the Cathedral and the City of Liverpool.
To start the concert we have the premiere of a Fanfare by Kevin George Brown: his third composition for this building. Mike Stubbs and James Smith have both written for unaccompanied Cantata Choir; Robin Hartwell’s new Concertante is for Solo trumpeter plus the Cathedral’s Orchestra while Moseley has adapted an earlier work he wrote for the Cantata Choir to include the orchestra, especially for this occasion. We are pleased, also, to have our first opportunity to perform works by James Luxton, the assistant Director of Music at the Metropolitan Cathedral and Dr. Rob Howard , Deputy Head of the Music Faculty at St Edward’s College, the Cathedral’s Choir School. |
Programme
Beethoven Overture “The Consecration of the House” op.124 Stubbs My Beloved Spake First performance Smith This Place First performance Luxton Ave Verum Corpus Howard Jubilate Deo Hartwell Concertante for Trumpet and Orchestra First performance Moseley In This House Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise op. 50 Brown Fanfare Performers
Patricia Heyes soprano Barbara Ruzsics soprano David Lee tenor Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir James Luxton director Paul Thomas trumpet Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Orchestra Stephen Pratt conductor |
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Patricia Heyes
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Barbara Ruzsics
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David Lee
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Saturday 8 July 2017 7:30 p.m.
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To celebrate and congratulate our principal conductor
This concert, appropriately in the Cathedral’s Anniversary year, celebrates the Society’s long-standing conductor, Stephen Pratt. The chosen works reflect his musical enthusiasms and include the premiere of his Imaginary Folksongs written for the clarinettist Jacqueline Thomas. |
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Progranme
Mozart Overture “Clemenza di Tito” K621 Anon mediaeval Nova! Nova! Pratt Ave Maria Cornysh A dew, a dew Monteverdi Christe, adoramus te Pratt Imaginary Folksongs for clarinet and orchestra. First Performance Moseley New Year Dedicated to Stephen Pratt. First Performance Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor op. 56 "Scottish” |
Performers
Jacqueline Thomas clarinet Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir James Luxton director Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cathedral Orchestra Stephen Pratt conductor |
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Friday 22nd September 7:30 p.m.
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We are delighted to welcome once more this most popular and prestigious group
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Saturday 7 October 2017 7:30 p.m.
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Continuing the celebrations for the Cathedral’s special year, this concert of British music by Vaughan Williams and others introduces the new Cathedral Community Choir, an opportunity for all those associated with the Cathedral to join in the celebrations.
To join this exciting new venture SEE BELOW This concert celebrates British music in this wonderful building.
The new Cathedral Community Choir, drawn from the wider Cathedral Community, will join with the Society’s Orchestra and Cantata Choir, offering all interested parties the chance to take part. See below for more details. Programme
Charles Rigby, arr. Stubbs Hail redeemer, King Divine Stubbs Come, Holy Spirit, Lord of Light written for Archbishop Patrick Parry Jerusalem Burgoyne Concertante for cello and orchestra First performance Vaughan Williams The New Commonwealth Trad Gaelic Morning has Broken Stanford Alleluia Elgar Four Orchestral Pieces Chanson de Matin Chanson de Nuit Elegy op 58 Salut d’Amour op 12 R. R. Terry Richard de Castries’ Prayer Rubbra Virgin’s Cradle Hymn Rutter The Lord Bless You and Keep You Parry My Soul, there is a Country Vaughan Williams Folksongs of the Four Seasons Psalm 100 
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Performers
Mary Bowell 'cello Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Community Choir * Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir James Luxton director Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Orchestra Leo Byrne leader David Lewis conductor |
As part of the special events marking the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Cathedral a special concert is being given on the 7th October, 2017 at 7.30 p.m. in the Cathedral. Participants are the Cantata Choir, directed by James Luxton and the Cathedral Orchestra, conducted by David Lewis.
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Saturday 11 November 2017 7:30 p.m.
Far From The Madding Crowd
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt Concert Room
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Programme
Moseley Death and the Lady Dvorâk Silent Woods Nielsen 3 Unaccompanied Choruses Bartók Rumanian Folk Dances 4 Slovak Folksongs Dvorâk Czech Suite op 39 |
Performers
Sally Robbins cello Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir James Luxton director Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cathedral Orchestra Stephen Pratt conductor |
Saturday 11 November 2017 7:30 p.m.
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An antidote to the stresses of daily life with music that harks back to the times when most people lived in a rural setting and their lives, though hard, were less pressured and hectic.
Performers
Beth Hartless soprano Sally Robbins cello Leo Byrne Violin Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir James Luxton director Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cathedral Orchestra Leo Byrne leader David Lewis conductor |
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Wednesday 15th November 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Jubilee Event: Mozart’s Requiem Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Joining together in concert for the first time ever, the choirs of Westminster Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral combine to perform Mozart’s sublime Requiem. Directed by the Cathedral Director of Music, Christopher McElroy, the choirs will be accompanied by the Liverpool Mozart Orchestra. Tickets are priced at £20 for premium seats and £15 for standard seats. Available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/lpoolmetmusic or the Cathedral Shop. |
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Saturday 9 December 2017 7:30 p.m.
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David Lewis
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Performers
Carleton House Preparatory School Choir English Martyrs RC Primary School Choir Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir James Luxton director Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cathedral Orchestra Leo Byrne leader David Lewis Conductor |
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